Mediterranean tree frog

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Mediterranean tree frog

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=David Donaire-Barroso, Trevor Beebee, Pedro Beja, Franco Andreone, Jaime Bosch, Miguel Tejedo, Miguel Lizana, Iñigo Martínez-Solano, Alfredo Salvador, Mario García-París, Ernesto Recuero Gil, Tahar Slimani , El Hassan El Mouden, Rafael Marquez |date=2009 |title=Hyla meridionalis |volume=2009 |page=e.T55557A11317657 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T55557A11317657.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| image = Hyla meridionalis 01.jpg

| genus = Hyla

| species = meridionalis

| authority = Boettger, 1874

| range_map = RangeMapHylaMeridionalis.png

| range_map_upright = 0.7

| range_map_caption = Range of Mediterranean tree frog

| synonyms =

• Hyla africana Ahl, 1924
• Hyla arborea subsp. meridionalis Boettger, 1874
• Hyla arborea var. meridionalis Böttger, 1874
• Hyla barytonus Herón-Royer, 1884
• Hyla perezii Boscá, 1880
• Hyla viridis subsp. meridionalis Boettger, 1874

| synonyms_ref = {{GBIF |id=2427555 |taxon=Hyla meridionalis |accessdate=25 June 2021}}

}}

File:Hyla meridionalis MHNT Fronton.jpg

The Mediterranean tree frog (Hyla meridionalis), or stripeless tree frog, is a species of frog found in south-west Europe and north-west Africa. It resembles the European tree frog, but is larger (some females are up to {{convert|65|mm|in}} long), has longer hind legs, and the flank stripe only reaches to the front legs (often starting at the eyes, not at the nostrils). The croaking resembles that of H. arborea, but it is deeper and slower.

The Hyla meridionalis generally breed from the end of March through the beginning of July; their breeding is dependent on a few variables, including water availability. This tree frog species has a larval period of 15 days.{{Cite journal |last=Sillero |first=Neftalí |date=2010-01-01 |title=Modelling suitable areas for Hyla meridionalis under current and future hypothetical expansion scenarios |url=https://brill.com/view/journals/amre/31/1/article-p37_5.xml |journal=Amphibia-Reptilia |language=en |volume=31 |issue=1 |pages=37–50 |doi=10.1163/156853810790457948 |issn=1568-5381|doi-access=free }}